DEVELOPMENT NEWS
ADB SAFEGATE: Center of Innovation Breaks Ground in G-town ADB SAFEGATE (ADB), a leading provider of solutions that boost efficiency, safety and environmental sustainability for airports and airlines, has announced plans to establish a new Center of Innovation on Science Boulevard. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on the future site of the Center on December 7, with many leaders from ADB and the city in attendance. The company, who has called Gahanna home since 1983, will expand its presence and invest a total of $22.5 million in the entire project. Hiring for engineering, production and other roles will begin in 2022. Founded in Belgium in 1920, ADB has grown into a global brand with a significant business footprint in Ohio, Belgium, Sweden and China. With intelligent solutions spanning the airside for gate, airfield, tower and service, the company partners with airports and airlines worldwide to increase airport performance, from approach to departure. It began operations in Gahanna almost 40 years ago, and their current operations in the Columbus region employ 202 full-time employees.
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UNIQUELY GAHANNA • FEBRUARY 2022
↑ ADB Rendering of the project
↓ Joe Pokoj and Mayor Laurie Jadwin with the plans for the space
